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Commission approves restriping, accessibility work for Playhouse and Park Street lots; some spaces lost
Summary
The New Canaan Planning & Zoning Commission approved an 8-24 review of a Public Works plan to restripe the Playhouse and Park Street parking lots, add ADA access and a ramp, relocate trash enclosures and change stall sizes — with a net loss of stalls and dependency on a utility pole relocation before work begins.
The New Canaan Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 25 approved an 8-24 review of a Department of Public Works proposal to reconfigure and restripe the Playhouse and Park Street parking lots, add an ADA-accessible ramp and relocate the municipal compactor and dumpsters. The approval permits the town to proceed with repaving and restriping the two municipally owned lots after the Department of Public Works completes utility work and the ramp construction. Tiger Mann, director of public works, told the commission the plan widens circulation aisles to 24 feet, enlarges parking stalls from 8-by-17 to 9-by-18 feet and increases the number of marked accessible spaces. Mann described the existing count as “Park Street Lot currently has a 124 spaces, and the Playhouse Lot currently has 55,” and…
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